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304 questions · 314 findings · 29 reviews · Public Health

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No studies found 57 · 18.2%GRADE not reported 22 · 7%Very low 88 · 28%Low 86 · 27.4%Moderate 43 · 13.7%High 18 · 5.7%

Dietary interventions vs diet and physical activity interventions combined

Body‐mass index (BMI) · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 3971 participants
High

Dietary interventions vs diet and physical activity interventions combined

Body‐mass index z score (zBMI) · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 3971 participants
High

Adverse event outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions vs control

Body‐mass index (BMI) · children aged 0‐5 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 5536 participants
Moderate

Adverse event outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions vs control

Insufficient weight gain in infants · children aged 0 to 5 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 110 participants
Very low

Adverse event outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions vs control

Physical injuries · children aged 0 to 5 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 652 participants
Low

Adverse event outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions vs control

Adverse events · children aged 0 to 5 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 983 participants
Low

Adverse event outcomes for dietary combined with physical activity interventions vs control

Infections · children aged 0 to 5 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 709 participants
Low

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children vs no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length at 18 months)

Mean height‐for‐age z‐score · children under 5 years old

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children may leads to higher height‐for‐age (z‐score) at 18 months compared with no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.386 [0.209, 0.562]
1 study · 377 participants
Low

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children vs no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length at 18 months)

Stunting · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 999 participants
Very low

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children vs no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length at 18 months)

Length (cm) · children under 5 years old

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children may leads to higher length (cm) at 18 months compared with no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 1.068 [0.488, 1.648]
1 study · 377 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Stunting · children under 5 years old

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… showed no clear difference in height‐for‐age (z‐score) compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 2601 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Height‐for‐age (z‐score) Length gain (6 months) · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 653 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Height‐for‐age (%) at 18 months, 21 months Length gain · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 324 participants
Moderate

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Length velocity (change in cm since start of supplementation) · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 315 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Length velocity (cm/month) · children under 5 years old

It is very uncertain whether micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… changes length velocity (cm/month) compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.22 [0.02, 0.43]
1 study · 75 participants
Very low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Length (cm) · children under 5 years old

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… showed no clear difference in length (cm) at 12 months compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 2.3
1 study · 100 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Occurrence of abuse – caregivers: Caregiver’s abusive behaviours (Caregiver Psychological Elder Abuse Behaviour Scale) (duration not specified, assumed 10 months) · Carers of elderly persons

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing abuse in the elderly 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 112 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Occurrence of abuse by elderly persons: Detecting resident‐to‐resident abuse ( 6 & 12 months) · Carers of elderly persons

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing abuse in the elderly 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 325 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Knowledge and attitude to elder abuse (6 to 12 months) · Carers of elderly persons

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing abuse in the elderly 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 523 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Occurrence of abuse – caregivers: Caregiver’s abusive behaviours (Modified conflict tactics scale) (8 months) · Carers of elderly persons

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing abuse in the elderly 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 260 participants
Low